Disability-Specific Resources: Acquired Brain Injury
Effects from an acquired brain injury can be both physical and/or psychological including subtle cognitive and behavioral disturbances which can impact academic performance. A student with an acquired brain injury may experience one or more of the following:
- difficulties with memory
- difficulties retaining or retrieving information
- difficulty with communication in either the expressive or receptive modes
- impaired motor function
Accommodations for students who have an acquired brain injury are often similar to those accommodations for students with learning disabilities.